Legal Opinion

People v. San Agustin

Superior Court of Guam

Decided June 24, 1976No. Criminal No. 22-76; Criminal No. 10F-76; Criminal No. 6F-76Published

1Opinion of the CourtAbbate, Judge

DECISION

The Court is of the opinion that the search of petitioner’s house was legal inasmuch as it was conducted pursuant to a valid search warrant. Although petitioner argues that the warrant was illegal insofar as it was based on information supplied by an untested and undisclosed informant, the Court is of the opinion that this informant meets the two pronged standard established in the Aguilar line of cases.

The first prong of “personal knowledge” is clearly met both from the attached affidavit as well as the supporting, supplemental transcript.

The second prong, reliability of informant,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. MarsdenCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1974

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